Alimony vs Child support on tax detuctions

I am amused and a bit offended that court costs regarding alimony is tax deductible, and child support costs are not.

First, being a parent is the most difficult jobs there is in the world. It is the only job (I know of) that costs you money, and doesn't pay it.

Being an ex wife, or husband, is tough. Sure, you get used to a lifestyle, and then when divorce happens, your lifestyle changes. The person who triggers the divorce should be held accountable, right?

Well, children deserve lifestyle insurance too, maybe more so than adults.

So, why, when a deadbeat parent finds there is no reason to fulfill child support, that the following court costs are not deductible? Losing child support heavily affects the quality of life that the child would otherwise be priveldged to.

Just as the claimant of alimony, the child did not ask to have their lifestyle changed so dramatically. So, why doesn't the child's related court costs not qualify for tax deduction benefit? I find that to be age discrimination.

As if the paying/ supporting parent isn't under enough pressure financially or emotionally, the goverment says that if they try to go through court to get it, they are on their own. BUT if a ex wife or husband go to court for alimony, their costs are deductible!

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I thought child support payments were collected through the family court, and the court persues the non-paying parent through the system at no charge to the custodial parent.
Why are you paying a lawyer?

recipient and so is deductible to the payor. Child support is not deductible nor is it taxable. So the costs(not worth) are not deductible. By the way most legal costs are not deductible by the way. Legal costs for the preparation and/or the reduction of tax is deductible subject to the 2% limitation.